People · United States
Claire Shih
3×3 · top 28.8% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2026 · 2026SHIH03
Claire Shih has been competing for 5 months. Her best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 16.28, set at SacCubing XXIII 2026, puts her in the top 28.8% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 16,037th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since May 2026, she has put 58 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, her 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. Claire has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 16.28 | 20.55 | top 28.8% | 16,037 / 60,666 | |
| Clock | 12.35 | 14.05 | top 36.7% | 2,979 / 9,172 | |
| 2×2 | 7.93 | 8.64 | top 67.4% | 28,304 / 41,674 | |
| Skewb | 14.87 | 21.36 | top 77.9% | 15,063 / 19,164 | |
| Megaminx | 3:26.98 | — | early days — 3 solves | 6,734 / 8,026 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 17 May 2026First competition: SacCubing XXIII 2026. A 19.71 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- SacCubing XXIV 2026 · 20 Sep 2026
- Davis Big Summer 2026 · 8 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Alameda County Fair 2026 · 27 Jun 2026
- SacCubing XXIII 2026 · 17 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to her.
- Edward Shih — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Edison Shih — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Bowen Deng (邓博文) — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 1.28 away.
- A sub-12 Clock single — 11,464 people have one; it is 0.35 away.
Targets move as she improves.